Shrouding the Heavens: Starting by joining the Holy Land of Yao Guang

Chapter 246 Dao Body Kills Saint

Li Yao's existence is too dazzling. Not only is he himself unprecedented, but he is also the Holy Lord of Yao Guang. His appearance on the battlefield means that a great change is about to happen.

Yao Xi and Weiwei beamed with joy at Li Yao's appearance.

Not only the two women, but all the disciples of Yaoguang felt the same way; Li Yao was clearly the pillar in everyone's hearts.

This is the power of faith, which can greatly boost morale, and the previously depleted energy seems to flow again within the body.

Aside from the disciples of Yaoguang, the Qinggui Clan was filled with horror.

They had all heard of Li Yao's great name and knew how terrifying he was.

Although there are beings more powerful than him in the Blue Oni Clan, that doesn't mean they aren't afraid of his appearance.

Terrified, the half-saint Qing Gui dared not linger and turned to flee, intending to leave the battlefield.

He knew very well who the Holy Lord of Yaoguang had come for; most likely, he had come to save the Supreme Holy Lord.

As the culprit who injured Li Daoqing, he was undoubtedly in great danger, so he dared not stay on the battlefield.

In the sky, Li Yao stood tall and imposing, his gaze silently fixed on the battlefield. He didn't seem to care much about the fierce fighting; instead, his eyes were fixed on the fleeing Green Ghost Half-Saint.

Suddenly, he pointed lightly, and a beam of light shot out from his fingertip, containing immeasurable divine laws of the Great Dao, its holy might permeating and covering the heavens and earth.

The Green Ghost Half-Saint, who was fleeing at top speed, trembled all over. An unparalleled and terrifying killing intent locked onto him, and the entire world seemed to be pressing down on him.

"Ah..." he roared, and the Saint King-level battle spear in his hand erupted with holy might.

Feeling the surging power in his hand, the Green Ghost Half-Saint's courage increased greatly. He regained his senses and swept out a burst of divine light with his spear.

The holy aura permeated the air, and the spear's light, like a galaxy, engulfed the finger light, unleashing a terrifying energy fluctuation before dissipating together.

With the Saint King's War Spear in hand, he felt that he was not powerless to resist, after all, his opponent was at the same level as him, a half-saint.

"boom!"

The heavens and earth shook, the stars and moon lost their light, and a half-saint wielding the weapon of a saint king was someone that even ordinary saints would have to be careful of, and might even avoid.

Unfortunately, Li Yao was no ordinary cultivator; even ordinary saints were no match for him.

The Saint King's War Spear is very powerful, but the one who wields it is ultimately only a half-saint. It can make ordinary saints wary, but it poses no threat to Li Yao at all.

Even if what is here at this moment is not the real body, it is still enough to make one look down on ordinary saints.

"boom!"

He moved, as majestic as a god, so imposing that one could not look directly at him; an eternal, immortal radiance emanated from his body. He was unparalleled in power.

He extended his right hand, his five fingers forming a seal, like a divine phoenix, carrying an ancient and profound Daoist charm, tracing the path of the Great Dao, and striking towards the half-saint Qing Gui.

This strike was not a powerful combat technique, but rather Li Yao's understanding of the True Phoenix Treasure Technique Scattered Hand. When he unleashed it, it truly resembled a divine phoenix spreading its wings and soaring through the sky.

"Ah..." the Green Ghost Half-Saint roared. He felt a powerful crisis, a terrifying aura, as if he were walking on the edge of life and death.

At that moment, the black spear hummed as he frantically wielded it, for it was the only way out; only this spear might be able to block Li Yao's attack.

"boom!"

A terrifying collision erupted, its aftershocks spreading and completely destroying an area of ​​hundreds of miles in radius. Dao traces flew about, and divine laws intertwined and collided, resembling phoenix domains stretching across the sky.

Fortunately, the impact occurred at high altitude; if it had happened on the ground, the resulting shockwave would have been far more terrifying, reaching unimaginable levels.

The Green Ghost Half-Saint's face was filled with terror. A terrifying power was transmitted through the war spear, and he was terrified to the extreme.

But before he could even let out a scream, he exploded the next moment, blood and bone flying everywhere, the scene extremely bloody.

"This……"

Everyone was shocked and found it unbelievable, but upon reflection, it seemed quite normal, even though it was incredibly strange.

A half-saint plus a saint king with a war spear—that's an absolutely terrifying combination, capable of challenging even a saint.

But everyone knows that Yao Guang Sheng Zhu is also someone who can defy saints, so it doesn't seem so strange that he could do all this.

Li Yao stood proudly in the sky. After killing the Green Ghost Half-Saint, he showed no joy and did not continue to fight. Instead, he calmly looked into the distance.

"What, not planning to come out and fight?" He spoke calmly, as if he were talking to someone.

This scene puzzled countless people. They followed Li Yao's gaze and found that there was no one there.

However, no one suspected that Li Yao was deliberately creating a mystery. Just because there was no one there didn't mean there really wasn't anyone there; they just hadn't noticed.

"boom!"

Just as Li Yao finished speaking, a figure appeared between heaven and earth, exuding an unparalleled aura. An overwhelming aura of a saint surged forth, making everyone feel a tightness in their chests.

This was a middle-aged man of average build and ordinary appearance, but he was incredibly powerful and his body was surrounded by divine light.

A terrifying aura of sainthood emanated from him, which ordinary cultivators could not withstand and immediately knelt down to worship.

Only a few people remained calm and composed when faced with the power of the sage, showing little change.

These people were either highly skilled in cultivation or relied on secret treasures; the rest, even without bowing, were slumped on the ground in a sorry state.

This is what a sage is—high above all others. Once one steps into this level, the gap between them and the beings below is completely widened.

Below even a sage, all are but ants!
This is not just empty talk, but a true reflection of reality.

The Azure Ghost Saint clearly did this intentionally, striding forward and looking arrogantly at Li Yao, saying, "You think you can rival me with just an avatar?"

Ordinary cultivators wouldn't be able to tell, but as a saint, he naturally could. Li Yao was only present in an avatar; his true form had not descended.

"If you were here in your true form, killing you might be a bit tricky, but how dare you make such a fuss over a mere avatar?"

He was extremely arrogant, completely disregarding Li Yao. Beneath his ordinary stature and appearance, he now resembled a tyrant, his arrogance reaching its peak.

He was enveloped in blazing divine light, dazzling and radiant, like a god high above. He possessed unparalleled power; the aura he naturally exuded was unbearable, and his holy might was terrifyingly dense, far surpassing that of ordinary saints.

The world was silent, even the wind seemed to have stopped. This place seemed to have frozen in time, with a pillar of strength standing there.

"Avatar..."

"Is the Holy Lord Yaoguang merely an incarnation here?"

"How is that possible? If it were an avatar, how could it so easily and decisively defeat a half-saint wielding a Saint King's weapon!"

Countless people were stunned by the words of the Blue Ghost Saint, unable to imagine that such a powerful being was actually just an avatar.

As we all know, avatars generally only possess two or three tenths of the combat power of the original body. Even some powerful avatar techniques only reach five or six tenths, but they can never reach their full potential.

If this Li Yao is just an avatar, then wouldn't that mean he only used at most 50-60% of his combat power to kill a half-saint wielding a Saint King's weapon?
This conjecture is somewhat frightening. If it is true, just how powerful would Li Yao's true combat strength be?!

Could it be that Li Yao broke through to the Saint realm in just one year?!

Impossible, absolutely impossible!
The barrier to sainthood is too difficult to overcome; it's impossible to break through it in such a short time. Li Yao broke through to the third level of the Immortal Realm in just six or seven years.

It seems impossible to go from entering the world of Xianjian 3 to breaking through to the Saint level in such a short time.

"What, you invited me out so aggressively, but you haven't said a word. Are you scared?"

The aura of the Green Ghost Saint was even more terrifying, exuding an air of arrogance as he looked down on Li Yao, as if he had already trampled him under his feet.

"Noisy!"

After a moment, Li Yao frowned and finally uttered two words.

He was annoyed by the other person's incessant chatter, much like someone constantly bothered by flies.

"Arrogant." The Green Ghost Saint uttered two words, his face extremely sinister.

For him, a dignified ancestor king, to be called noisy was an utter disgrace that he could not tolerate.

"You mere incarnation, watch me crush you into mincemeat." As he spoke, he stretched out a palm and pressed it down towards Li Yao.

"Buzz!"

At the same time, Li Yao also made his move. Crimson blood energy surged like a galaxy rushing forward. He also raised his hand and struck out with a palm that covered the sky and earth.

"boom!"

The two palms collided violently, and a terrifying shockwave emanated from the point of contact. Then, a crisp cracking sound rang out, and blood gushed out as the palm bone of the Azure Ghost Ancestor King was broken.

"what……"

The Azure Ghost Ancestor King screamed and staggered back, almost unable to believe what he was seeing. His palm, which contained the divine laws of the Great Dao, had actually been broken apart by the blow.

Moreover, it was an avatar that beat him to this state; it wasn't even the opponent's true form!
Everyone stared in disbelief at what they were seeing, finding it utterly beyond their wildest imaginations.

This is a true saint, judging from the fluctuations in his aura, at least at the fourth level of the Heavenly Realm. Such a powerful being was actually no match for Li Yao's avatar!
The Green Ghost Saint was also unwilling to believe it. His chest heaved, clearly furious and unable to accept that he had been crippled by an avatar.

Having traversed the ancient past, he had never suffered such humiliation. This was unbearable for him, and he said in a low voice:
"An avatar! I was actually injured by an avatar! What a disgrace!"

"You think you're so strong? The ancient times were perfect for cultivation. In that environment, what's so difficult about cultivating to become a saint? Is that something to be proud of?" Li Yao's tone was sharp, completely disregarding the Green Ghost Saint.

This was actually what he truly felt. In the ancient times, the world was suitable for cultivation, and breaking through realms was far less difficult than in the later, desolate era.

Therefore, under the same conditions, a saint who breaks through from the post-ancient era is definitely much stronger.

The Green Ghost Saint did not accept this theory. He roared in anger and unleashed the Great Dao Divine Law.

"boom!"

However, Li Yao struck again with his palm, shattering swathes of the Great Dao Divine Laws, and then slammed his palm hard onto the Green Ghost Saint, knocking him to the ground.

"Crack!"

The sound of bones breaking, like popping beans, rang out continuously. The Green Ghost Saint suffered a palm strike from Li Yao, and all the bones in his body were breaking, with blood spurting out like a pillar.

With just this one blow, he suffered a severe injury, with almost all of his bones shattered.

Although such an injury is nothing to a saint, Li Yao will not give him time to recover.

"boom!"

He struck out with his palm again, swift and fierce, his divine power surging like the sea, his divine laws intertwined, terrifying beyond compare.

The Green Ghost Ancestor King was terrified. He tried his best to stop him, but the difference in strength was obvious, and he simply couldn't succeed.

"Pfft!"

He was severely injured again, his bones cracked, his body exploded into several pieces, blood gushed out, and he disintegrated completely.

The Green Ghost Saint's primordial spirit transformed into a blazing light and escaped, carrying with it some of his essence and blood, intending to reassemble in a distant place.

"boom!"

But at that moment, endless divine laws swept down like waves, blocking the Azure Ghost Saint's retreat and making it impossible for him to escape.

"I am the Ancestral King, holding a pivotal position among all races. Do you really intend to kill me? This is tantamount to declaring war." The Azure Ghost Saint spoke with a fierce but inwardly weak tone.

He was terrified, for he had truly tasted the bitterness of death. At this moment, if Li Yao were to press down with one palm, it would be enough to take his life.

At this point, he dared not be stubborn anymore.

But it was no use. Li Yao didn't stop at all. His Great Dao Divine Law erupted, unleashing terrifying killing power.

"what……"

(End of this chapter)